BILL NUMBER: ACR 108	CHAPTERED  03/06/00

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER   32
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   MARCH 6, 2000
	ADOPTED IN SENATE   MARCH 2, 2000
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY   FEBRUARY 3, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   FEBRUARY 3, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   JANUARY 31, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   JANUARY 27, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Wayne
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Ackerman, Alquist, Aroner, Baldwin,
Bates, Battin, Bock, Brewer, Briggs, Campbell, Cardenas, Cedillo,
Corbett, Cox, Cunneen, Dickerson, Ducheny, Dutra, Firebaugh,
Frusetta, Havice, Honda, Kaloogian, Keeley, Leach, Lempert,
Longville, Lowenthal, Machado, Maddox, Maldonado, Margett, Mazzoni,
McClintock, Migden, Nakano, Olberg, Robert Pacheco, Papan, Pescetti,
Reyes, Runner, Scott, Soto, Steinberg, Strickland, Strom-Martin,
Thomson, Torlakson, Villaraigosa, Vincent, Wesson, Wildman, and
Zettel)

                        JANUARY 10, 2000

   Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 108--Relative to the national
Parent Teacher Association.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 108, Wayne.  Parent Teacher Association Month.
   This measure would designate the month of February as "Parent
Teacher Association Month."




   WHEREAS, The national Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is the
oldest and largest volunteer organization in the United States
dedicated to working exclusively on behalf of children and youth; and

   WHEREAS, For more than 100 years, the California State Parent
Teacher Association has served the needs of children, parents, and
schools throughout the state by utilizing the network of local,
state, and national members on issues that affect public education;
and
   WHEREAS, The mission of the California State Parent Teacher
Association is to represent its members and to empower and support
them with skills in advocacy, leadership, and communication to
positively impact the lives of all children; and
   WHEREAS, The California State Parent Teacher Association is an all
volunteer organization of more than one million members,
representing 32 districts, 209 councils, and over 3,900 local units,
dedicated to improving the education, health, and well-being of
children and youth; and
   WHEREAS, The strength of the Parent Teacher Association and its
effectiveness lies with the membership and active volunteers who
continue to speak for the children who cannot speak for themselves;
and
   WHEREAS, The Parent Teacher Association was founded on February
17, 1897, and Parent Teacher Associations throughout California
annually celebrate "Founders Day" during the month of February with
activities to promote the mission of Parent Teacher Association; now,
therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the month of February be declared "Parent
Teacher Association Month" and that concerned parents, students, and
community members be encouraged to recognize this vital and effective
organization dedicated to the success and well-being of all
children.
